Saša Golob

Saša Golob was born on 17 August 1991 in Ljubljana to Vlado and Bernarda Golob. She has one older sister.^[4] She grew up in Domžale and began gymnastics when she was six years old.^[5]

Golob made her World Championships debut in 2007 and only competed on the uneven bars.^[6] She competed on the balance beam and the floor exercise at the 2009 World Championships and did not advance to either final.^[7]

Golob received a scholarship for Towson University's gymnastics team and enrolled for the 2011 season,^[4] but she returned to Slovenia after one year to train for the Olympic Games.^[5][8] She competed at the 2011 World Championships and finished 86th in the all-around during the qualification round.^[9] She competed at the 2012 Olympic Test Event and finished 51st in the all-around, earning Slovenia an Olympic berth.^[10][11] The Slovenian Gymnastics Federation selected Golob because she placed higher than teammate Adela Šajn.^[12][8]

Golob tied with Lisa Top for a silver medal on the floor exercise at the 2012 Ghent World Challenge Cup.^[13] She then represented Slovenia at the 2012 Summer Olympics and did not advance beyond the qualification round.^[14]

Golob represented Slovenia at the 2013 Mediterranean Games and finished fourth in the floor exercise final.^[15] She also finished fourth on the floor exercise at the 2014 Cottbus World Cup.^[16] She then tied with Argentina's Ayelén Tarabini for the floor exercise title at the Ljubljana World Challenge Cup.^[17] She then won a silver medal on the floor exercise at the Medellin World Challenge Cup.^[18]

At the 2015 Anadia World Challenge Cup, Golob won a bronze medal on the floor exercise.^[19] She had knee surgery at the end of 2015 and stopped competing to concentrate on her studies.^[5]